Otaku Culture, Spanish Style This story originally appeared in PW Comics Week on May 6, 2008 Sign up now!

Anime in pop music has experienced a surge in top-chart hits over the past year. In the mainland US, Megan Thee Stallion is ...

There are a lot of words in the world to describe a person with a love of Japanese culture. Anime nerd. Weeaboo. J-culture addict. Japanophile. And of course, a word that originated in Japan: Otaku.

Once upon a time, the Japanese word “otaku” referred to a type of fan so nerdy that they might as well be a social recluse. But today, an increasing number of people—and young women in ...

Otaku culture has even spread abroad -- becoming one of Japan's most successful pop-culture exports. In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial ...

The otaku economy of comics, DVDs, figure, games, etc. is said to be valued in the trillions of yen. Abroad, the word has come to mean any fan of Japan's numerous pop culture exports.

Otaku, people for whom hero worship is a way of life, have changed everyone’s relationship to the culture. By Nick Haramis ON ANY GIVEN night, the neon-lit streets of Akihabara, an entertainment ...